Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi, cilt.26, sa.1, ss.169-185, 2025 (TRDizin)
This study aims to examine the issues addressed in the context of the concept of economic justice in the works of David Ricardo, who is one of the leading figures of the Classical School. For this purpose, Ricardo’s life and main works are discussed. Then, his evaluations on justice and economic justice are examined. His most notable work, ‘’On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation’’, is analyzed from the perspective of economic justice, taking into account the perspectives of various scientists who have worked on them. Ricardo is one of the best-known practitioners of the method that examines issues such as markets, state, price, rent, profit and wage which define the intersection of economics and politics, known as political economy. He gained attention for his works that revealed the situation and economic reflections of England during the Industrial Revolution. He analyzed issues such as money, the banking system, interest rates and exchange rates with the mentality of classical economic thought. According to Ricardo, these concepts are tools that enable or hinder the spread of economic justice to large masses. He argueed that the changes in the price of land and land rents in the medium and long term are key issues and that this is a destructive factor taht prevents the establishment of economic justice. He is also recognized for developing the theory of The Principle of Comparative Advantage, which emphasizes the benefits of free trade.